Almost all pounamu deposits, found only in the South Island, are nephrite. There is a single occurrence of bowenite at Milford Sound (Piopiotahi), but there is no jadeite in New Zealand.
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Source: Russell J. Beck with Maika Mason, Mana pounamu: New Zealand jade. Auckland: Reed, 2002, p. 26
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